Nick @ The Linux ExperimentJan 6, 2023

Time for the first #Linux, #opensource and #privacy news video of the year!

And trust me, I'd like to talk about something else than the #EuropeanUnion kicking #Meta's butt again, but since they got a €400 million fine for privacy violations, I kinda have to.

But also, we have #Archlinux being reported as being the most popular linux distribution, with a flawed methodology, and #xorg contributors abandoning the project.

Let's dive in!

https://youtu.be/oeY4SHCQ9W0

No, Arch isn't n°1, X.org is dying, Meta fined €390 million: Linux & Open Source News

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Show threadRockyCJan 6, 2023

@thelinuxEXP I’m hypothesizing that the majority of people participating in #linux distro subreddits are hobbyists and not people who use Linux professionally.

#ArchLinux is FUN, but would I use it to run my business on? Nope. Give me a nice, stable #debian distro for that.

Show threadFabian【ファビアン】🏳️‍🌈
@RockyC I run Arch on my work desktop machines. The reason for that is mainly because PKGBUILDs are so much easier to write and integrated then debians packaging. Arch configurations are mostly upstream defaults.
Debian is nice if you need an isolated system, to smack podman container on or as VM server, yes. But if you need some integrated apps or services it falls apart fast.
Jan 6, 2023 at 9:44pmWeb
Show threadRockyCJan 6, 2023
@fabiscafe I was using Debian more as an example of a distro that releases slowly and deliberately. I have different priorities for my server than I do for my personal laptop.
Show threadFabian【ファビアン】🏳️‍🌈Jan 6, 2023
@RockyC sure, we all do. Still, depending on your workload (and experience) arch can also be the better choice for the server side.